2010 Magazine's Albums Of The Year Thread For Posting Lists and Discussion

Before you come barking at me I mean the albums that few if any other lists have mentioned and which sound awful from what I've heard so far: DYLAN ETTINGER, DJ RASHAD, FRANK (JUST FRANK), DJ ROC, SOLAR BEARS, AUTRE NE VEUT.

haha i really like the autre ne veut disc.

also: the darkstar was very disappointing. p4k listed it as "grime/dubstep album of the year," which was sort of bewildering.

the absence and/or relative low-placing of vampire weekend on a lot of these lists is making me think they might be better than i think they are.

Kind of surprised by the almost total absence of Hot Chip as well, even on British lists.

Vampire Weekend and Hot Chip were both in my top 10 when I was asked to vote - I placed them feeling slightly embarrassed that I liked such obvious consensus albums so much so I'm quite relieved they've been relatively snubbed TBH

I've been re-listening to a ton of stuff while compiling my end of year mix, and the Vampire Weekend still sounds fresh. Maybe partly because I hadn't heard it in 8 months, but am enjoying it even more than the first run. Hot Chip also to a lesser extent.

I like the Forest Swords guy's take on blues in that featured track, but Sun Araw does it better I think

Darkstar I guess is more album-oriented than uk funky, r'n'b or dancehall for many

lol @ fact posting the youtube link to the "shut it down" demo that is much better than the one that made it onto the album

US hip-hop, R’n'B and indie alike decided this was the year to pay tribute to Houston’s chopped and screwed legacy, but few did it as subtly and satisfyingly as Drake.

suggest ban

i'll buy that drake's album is chillwave before i buy that it's a tribute to screw

a tribute to screw

ha. this sounds elegant and vulgar at the same time

also they posted an audio link to the 34 min version of "runaway"

I've never heard of, let alone heard, that Forest Swords album at #1. Any good?

Definitely, thought #1 is a bit OTT.

Thought there would be more love for the ceo, Radio Dept, Trentemoller, Pantha Du Prince, The-Dream and of course LINDSTROM & CHRISTABELLE albums across these lists. Still, at least that horrible Aeroplane LP has been mostly ignored.

Oh, Holly Miranda too, I thought that would have been more popular.

fact placing drake at #7 doesn't even make gd sense

Lindstrom + Christabelle is 2009, isn't it?

x-post -in the non-ILX world Drake sold lots of music and received some pretty good reviews

yeah, but it doesn't make sense as something fact would sop to? like it's tangential to their aesthetic at best and not as hard to ignore (or as good) as kanye

fact magazine is like pretty far from the real world

haha yeah, that bastion of populism fact magazine

I'm eager to see where the Forest Swords album (top 3 for me) will end up in the Wire rewind list. Remembering that it was reviewed along with the Rangers record which got all the praise (and 3/4 of the lines)

Critic Banning Eyre of Afropop.org's list

http://blog.afropop.org/2010/12/afropops-2010-stocking-stuffers.html

I had not heard of this desert bluesy rockin' band before-Tamikrest - Adagh (Glitterhouse)

Afropop.org top Latin and Brazilian new and reissues

http://blog.afropop.org/2010/12/top-latin-records-and-best-compilations.html

Calle 13, Luisa Maita, Afro-Sound of Colombia, Roots of Chicha 2 and more

xpost Lindstrom & Christabelle released Jan 2010, but floating around for so long before that that it feels like an autumn 2009 record. Was in my Top 10 for this year.

Rock-A-Rolla Top 40 Albums Of 2010

40. Hey Colossus & The Van Halen Time Capsule - Eurogrumble vol 1
39. Black Sun - Twilight Of The Gods
38. Zs - Social Slaves
37. Envy - Recitation
36. Salome - Terminal
35. Barn Owl - Ancestral Star
34. The Body - All The Waters Of The Earth Turn To Blood
33. Yakuza - Of Seismic Consequence
32. Wino - Adrift
31. Unearthly Trance - V
30. Ultralyd - Inertiadrome
29. Black Breath - Heavy Breathing
28. The High Confessions - Turning Lead...
27. Knut - Wonder
26. White Hills - White Hills
25. Three Mile Pilot - The Inevitable Past...
24. The Red Sparowes - The Fear Is Excruciating
23. Emeralds - Does It Look Like I'm Here?
22. Black Tusk - Taste The Sin
21. Daughters - S/T
20. Arabrot - Revenge
19. Shining - Blackjazz
18. Torche - Songs For Singles
17. Twilight - Monument To Time End
16. Killing Joke - Absolute Dissent
15. High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine
14. Celeste - Morte(s) Nee(s)
13. Grinderman - Grinderman 2
12. Iron Maiden - The Final Frontier
11. Liars - Sisterworld
10. Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal
9. Ufomammut - Eve
8. Kayo Dot - Coyote
7. Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit
6. U.S. Christmas - Run Thick In The Night
5. Master Musicians Of Bukkake - Totem Two
4. Mike Patton - Mondo Cake
3. Harvey Milk - A Small Turn Of Human Kindness
2. Melvins - The Bride Screamed Murder
1. Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope

And you're expecting to be blown away, to have your whole perspective on 2010 altered, by exactly...what?...in the next four weeks?

Currently being blown away by Rashed Al Majed – Jalsat Wanasa 2010. I think this may move Daddy Yankee a step down for me.

You desert blues type will appreciate the. . . I think it's electric oud, not sure, in some of this. Not really so far off from all that Tuareg stuff, except more Arab sounding, which of course makes sense considering it is Arab. It's Khaleeji.

Okay maybe it's not going to turn my list upside down, but it's still pretty good and will find a place there.

Hey Colossus & The Van Halen Time Capsule

should top every list based on the name alone, tho i'm offended by the idea that van-halen belongs in a time capsule.

The Lindstrom & Christabelle was available as a limited edition 3CD set (including Little Drummer Boy) from Rough Trade from November 2009 - which is when I bought my copy - but it wasn't available elsewhere until January 2010.

Algerian Goalkeeper, you rule. Got 7 more albums to chew on tomorrow, will be a nice break from all the house/techno/dubstep electronic stuff from the Fact list. Glad to see Ufomammut finally show up on a list, FFS.

No worries. My copy arrived on friday.

I oughta pay attention to Rock-A-Rolla, huh

still haven't heard that goddamn Kayo Dot album

The Swans album is good...although I tend to prefer my Swans/Angels of Light pretty rather than punishing, and this new one maybe veers towards the less melodic.

So Pitchfork aside, are there any 'big' magazines still to declare?

Terrorizer, Kerrang.

lots, i think, at least among online magazines (like p4k), e.g., popmatters, dusted, resident advisor. most lists start coming out this week, i imagine.

AMG too.

is The Wire out yet?

Don't think so, my copy hasn't arrived anyway.

Here's a list of lists that I find interesting, and the date they came out last year. Not necessarily all that similar to my own tastes, but are unique enough that they always have some must-hear entries I missed earlier in the year. Anyone got the Rock-A-Rolla list?

Quietus, Dec 8
FACT, Dec 11
The Wire, Dec 14
Brainwashed, Jan 4
Silent Ballet, Dec 25
Rock-A-Rolla, Nov 25
Decibel, Nov 25
Terrorizer, Dec 31
Treblezine, Dec 14
Cokemachineglow, Dec 22
Resident Advisor, Dec 17
Artrocker, Dec 3

Still a good number of lists to look forward to. Just listened to or revisited a dozen albums from the Rock-A-Rolla list. The big one for me is Motorpsycho - Heavy Metal Fruit. Love it! Årabrot - Revenge was also one that might make my top 50. The Melvins album has three great tracks, but is way too inconsistent to place that high for me. Have never been able to get into Harvey Milk. Mike Patton's album was an interesting find. I guess his wife is Italian, and this is live performances from Europe, sung mostly in Italian, chopped and edited. Master Musicians of Bukkake is good, Kayo Dot impressive as a whole but hard to pick any standout moment, and Shining is a pretty hardcore avant jazz trip that is tough going beyond small doses. U.S. Christmas has good moments, but also causes fatigue after more than a few cuts. Just can't get in the mood to listen to Celeste at all. Love that they put Iron Maiden up there, even though I like Slough Feg, The Sword, Sahg and Grand Magus more.

Interesting crossover between that list and FACT - Oneohtrix Point Never. I got on board with them last year, but was late in getting the new one. Forrest Swords is the one album that I liked enough to possibly crack my top 50, possibly. Digital Mystikz is good but not necessarily in one sitting. Altered Natives, Solar Bears, Guido, Emeralds, Actress, JJ are all impressive in different ways, but just not my thing enough to make my top 100.

Meant to cross out FACT, not Quietus, which is out tomorrow.

fact's list is a collection of albums maybe worth checking out placed in random order, as per usual, yet is still the best list so far

The Quietus Albums Of 2010
http://thequietus.com/articles/05391-quietus-albums-of-the-year-2010

1. Liars - Sisterworld
2. Salem - King Night
3. Swans - My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
4. These New Puritans - Hidden
5. The Fall - Your Future Our Clutter
6. Walls - Walls
7. Lindstrom and Christabelle - Real Life Is No Cool
8. Teeth Of The Sea - Your Mercury
9. New Young Pony Club - The Optimist
10. UFOmammut - Eve
11. Gayngs - Relayted
12. Electric Wizard - Black Masses
13. Cathedral - The Guessing Game
14. Besnard Lakes - Are The Roaring Night
15. Grinderman - Grinderman II
16. Zola Jesus - Stridulum II
17. The Body - And All The Waters Of The Earth Shall Turn To Blood
18. Pan Sonic - Gravitoni
19. Janelle Monae - The Archandroid
20. Big Boi - Sir Lucious Leftfoot: Son Of Chico Dusty
21. Anika - Anika
22. FM Einheit - No Apologies
23. Barn Owl - Ancestral Star
24. Oneohtrix Point Never - Returnal
25. Shining - Blackjazz
26. Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma
27. I Like Trains - He Who Saw The Deep
28. Shit Robot - From The Cradle To The Rave
29. High On Fire - Snakes For The Divine
30. Lonelady - Nerve Up
31. Jane Weaver - The Fallen By Watchbird
32. Pantha Du Prince - Black Noise
33. Napoleon III - Christiana
34. Gil Scott-Heron - I’m New Here
35. Arabrot - Revenge
36. Ali Farka Touré and Toumani Diabaté - Ali and Toumani
37. Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
38. Demdike Stare - Symbiosis
39. Mulatu Astatke - Mulatu Steps Ahead
40. White Hills - White Hills/White Hills Drop Out With GNOD/Stolen Stars Left For No-one

I can't take seriously any list with Salem in their top 20 (especially their #2), because it becomes abundantly clear to me that the listmakers actually hate everything about music.

I'm more interested in FACT's tracks list than its albums list - when does that start?

I can't take any list with Kanye anywhere near it (srs Gareth Campesinos? and there was me on the kanye thread saying that kanye going to lc! instead of bon ivor would have made it like a billion times better) seriously. Salem are at least intresting with their rapey gaze.

If wonder if the headlong rush to overpraise the Kanye record is out of a desperate desire for honest-to-god POP STARS. There's a real dearth of acts with actual presence here. 2009-10 critical consensus is a triumph of facelessness really. What do Salem look like? Who cares? Does anyone look at The National or The Arcade Fire onstage and think "OMG rock icons"? You look at these lists and you start to realise why the NME et al were so desperate for The Stroke and the White Strips to come along a decade ago. Say whatever about Janelle Monae or Nicki Minaj or whoever but at least they're trying.

As far as the rock music press goes this moment actually feels a bit like this time 10 years ago, for the above reasons.

If wonder if the headlong rush to overpraise the Kanye record is out of a desperate desire for honest-to-god POP STARS

i kind of feel like this whenever i read another 5000-word tumblr screed on why ke$ha is so important, too

i mean look at the goddamn pop charts, that's all the explanation you need for this state of affairs